Microsoft forgot to include batteries with its Xbox controllers for over four months

Have you bought an Xbox Series X controller in the last four months? You could be owed thousands... of hours of gameplay. Microsoft yesterday took to Twitter to announce a mistake with its shipping of Xbox controllers - it seems that "a limited number" of gamepads have been sent out without their accompanying Duracell batteries since December last year. As originally spotted by Pure Xbox, the brand is offering free rechargeable battery packs to those affected - just head to the dedicated support